Abbasi urges Zardari to come forward to resolve issues.

ISLAMABAD, November 17, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Senator of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Safdar Abbasi has urged President Asif Zardari to come forward for the resolution of issues and PPP must clear the issues existing within the party, saying the incumbent government of PPP committed 4 mistakes. Talking to a private TV channel, Senator Abbasi said PPP should be clear on the issues and president must come forward to resolve these issues, adding it is responsibility of leadership to remove weaknesses existing in the party and president should select good aides for consultations. Responding to a question on performance of the government of PPP, Senator Safdar Abbasi said that the government committed four major blunders that were not to restore judiciary, not creating consensus between political parties over Kerry-Lugar bill, mishandling of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) and imposition of governor rule in Punjab. He said there is a question mark on decision making within the party and there are reservations on the manner in which decisions have been taken. Senator Safar Abbasi said that after the loss of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, a gap emerged in the leadership within the party as well as in the country and the partys leadership has to take decisions to fill that gap and to enhance confidence among partys workers and people and urged Internal Interest Action in the party. On NRO, leader of PPP said that the people who are beneficiaries of NRO should resign from their post before reopening of their cases and to face courts, adding it would improve the image of the party. Answering a question, he said that PPP is a national party and to keep party unite is need of the hour, adding the party should move forward in accordance with lines set by its founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto. In response to a question, he said that the Central Executive Committees membership of Aitizaz Ahsan should be restored, adding not only the moral support of Aitizaz Ahsan is strong but the issue (Judiciary) due to which his membership was cancelled solved. Abbasi said some of the friends having complaints that media is targeting President Zardari and balance reporting is needed to strengthen institutions, adding media should focus on institutions instead of individuals.

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